Real Food

Coconut Water and It’s Amazing Benefits

Coconut Water and It's Amazing Benefits

Coconut water is one amazing food that has proven to be an extremely pivotal part of the healing journey in our home. The clear liquid from the middle of a young, green coconut has a long list of benefits. Coconut water is full of magnesium, potassium, and […]

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Grain Free Chicken Feed

Grain Free Chicken Feed

  It can be done. We did it. We do it every day. And the number one question I get is what in the world do I feed them. So are you ready for the secret?  You may be disappointed. It is not an exact science. Really […]

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Getting Started with Allergy Safe Chickens (Soy, Corn, Grain Free!)

Getting Started with Allergy Safe Chickens (Soy, Corn, Grain Free!)

Did you miss the post about my daughter’s food allergies and the start of our grain free chickens? Check that out here: Our Grain Free Chickens And if you are curious about allergens found in meat due to feed, check out this post: A Hidden Cause for […]

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Why I Stopped Buying Kerrygold Butter

Why I Stopped Buying Kerrygold Butter

I suppose that cliché must always be true, and all good things must come to an end. Sadly, there have been some changes to Kerrygold and their products which means I will be adjusting my grocery list. Kerrygold butter has been a staple around our house for […]

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A Second Look At Aluminum Foil

A Second Look At Aluminum Foil

Sometimes in life we get tired of hearing about all the things we should change, and as a result we hold on too tightly to things we should be setting free. Oh, dear aluminum foil. I am afraid that in my home I may have held on […]

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S’More Worthy Graham Crackers – Grain Free, GAPS Legal, Allergy Friendly

S'More Worthy Graham Crackers - Grain Free, GAPS Legal, Allergy Friendly

I did it! It’s quite amazing actually. I am so not a recipe maker. A recipe modifier perhaps. And an awesome recipe tester. But holy cow it is a major feat for me to actually create a recipe. And that I did! I have been trying to […]

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A Hidden Cause for Meat Allergies

A Hidden Cause for Meat Allergies

It took some serious detective work to discover that my daughter was allergic to a meat if it had been fed one of her severe allergens. She could not tolerate any poultry. She had symptoms if her beef was not 100% grass fed. And in one case, […]

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Our Grain-Free Chickens

Our Grain-Free Chickens

In 2011, I was thrilled to attend an all day session on backyard chickens, hosted by Harvey Ussery. When I left for the Weston A Price Foundation Annual Conference, my perspectives on food and medicine had already been seriously rocked, but this conference left me seeing everything from […]

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Sulfites and Preserving Food

Sulfites and Preserving Food

When I first broke open the box of my precious dehydrator, I found a manila envelope labeled “sodium bisulfite”. I was completely new to the world of dehydrating and extremely paranoid due to severe food allergies in the home, so it took me about 7 seconds to toss […]

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I Got Picked!

I Got Picked!

When I first dove into this real food thing a few years back, I hit the internet looking for help. I had the GAPS book in hand, but seriously? I’m a visual learner in a lot of ways, and was totally overwhelmed. I needed help. The first […]

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